Ernie SmithJul 1, 2023

So let me break down how things are going on the internet today:

- Twitter: Rate-limited
- Reddit: Third-party apps dead
- Pornhub: Effectively just got banned in my state because of a bad law
- Bluesky: Slow as molasses because everyone’s on a single server
- Twitch: Hear they’re having problems, too
- YouTube: Working OK but sudden questions about them, too
- Mastodon: Running perfectly

We can make this work.

Show threadkkellerJul 1, 2023
@ernie in fairness, at some point one's Mastodon instance will have problems. I don't want to present Mastodon as a perfect utopia that never fails, giving users a false sense of what it can or can't do.
Show threadErnie SmithJul 1, 2023
@kkeller Certainly, and there was some legit downtime earlier this week. But it is built for these moments.
Show threadAndrew (Television Executive)Jul 1, 2023
@ernie @kkeller "having problems" vs "is being intentionally rendered useless" is an important distinction in this conversation.
Show threadErnie Smith
@ajroach42 @kkeller Yep. It is not perfect. But imperfect is solvable vs. the serious business issues we’re starting to see.
Jul 1, 2023 at 9:20pmWeb